Exercise of delegated powers conferred on the Secretary of State by the Public Records Act 1958

The Secretary of State has delegated the following powers, conferred on him by the Public Records Act 1958, to the Chief Executive and Keeper of The National Archives and his staff.

1. The giving of approval for the transfer of public records, in either direction, between The National Archives and places of deposit, as well as transfers between places of deposit is made under s. 4(3) of the Public Records Act 1958.

| Reference | Class of public record | Transferred from | Transferred to | |-----------|------------------------|------------------|----------------| | 2019-04 | (1) UK AEA photographic records: images of various aspects of the UK atomic energy industry c1940-70; (2) UK AEA moving image records: moving image records of various aspects of the UK atomic energy industry c1940-70. | Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (UK Atomic Energy Authority) Nuclear record Images Resources, B404 Rutherford Avenue, Harwell Oxford, Didcot OX11 0DF | Nucleus: The Nuclear and Caithness Archives (Nuclear industry Archives), Wick airport, Wick KW1 4QS | | 2019-05 | Aerial Photographic and film collections relating to Wales: (1) Ordnance Survey vertical aerial photography collection; | Aerial Photographic Unit, Welsh Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NQ | Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, Ffordd Penglais, Aberystwyth SY23 3BU | | | | |---|---| | (2) | Ordnance survey mapping programme 1958-1999; | | (3) | Royal Air Force photography collection – RAF surveys; | | (4) | Meridian Airmaps Ltd – commissioned surveys; | | (5) | Simmons Aerofilms Ltd – commissioned surveys; | | (6) | Terence Soames Photography – commissioned surveys; | | (7) | Van Rhijn Aerial Photography – commissioned surveys; | | (8) | Fairey Surveys Ltd – survey. | 2. The appointment of places of deposit under s. 4(1).

Public records with either specific local relevance or particular specialist and administrative requirements are held outside The National Archives in approved places of deposit. During the year the following places of deposit were appointed:

- Durham County Record Office (strong room 3)
- Historic Royal Palaces (Tower of London)
- National Army Museum (including the Stevenage Collection Centre)
- Science and Industry Museum (Science Museum Group)

3. The giving of approval for the presentation of public records which have not been selected for permanent preservation at The National Archives to other appropriate bodies under s. 3(6).

| Presented by | Presented to | Class of Records | Date Approved | Presentation Instrument No. | |-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|-----------------------------| | Ministry of Defence | Hampshire Archives and Records Centre | Record of Service sheets for Royal Ordnance Factory workers, pre-1929 | 09/04/2019 | 2019-03 | | Ministry of Defence | Tank Museum | Royal Armoured Corps and Tank files, 1961-1993 | 09/04/2019 | 2019-04 | | Ministry of Defence | The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum | File detailing regimental matters of the Royal Green Jackets Association | 15/04/2019 | 2019-05 | | Ministry of Defence | The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Museum | Two files detailing regimental matters of the Light Infantry and Regimental Association | 15/04/2019 | 2019-06 | | National Maritime Museum | The Museum of London: London Archaeological Archive and Research Centre | Technical reports, drawings and papers relating to archaeological excavations of vessels in London, c1960-1980 | 14/05/2019 | 2019-07 | |--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|--------| | National Maritime Museum | Nottingham City Museums & Galleries | Technical reports, drawings and papers relating to archaeological excavations of vessels in Nottinghamshire, c1960-1980 | 14/05/2019 | 2019-08 | | National Maritime Museum | Worthing Museum and Art Gallery | Technical reports, drawings and papers relating to archaeological excavations of vessels in West Sussex, c1960-1980 | 14/05/2019 | 2019-09 | | National Maritime Museum | North Lincolnshire Museum | Technical reports, drawings and papers relating to archaeological excavations of vessels in North Lincolnshire, c1960-1980 | 14/05/2019 | 2019-10 | | Ministry of Defence | National Maritime Museum | Admiralty Experimental Works’ (AEW), Gosport, Hampshire: design drawings | 14/05/2019 | 2019-11 | | Ministry of Defence | Birmingham Archives, Heritage and Photography Service | World War Two air raid files for Birmingham, c1939-19942 | 14/05/2019 | 201912 | |---------------------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|------------|--------| | Ministry of Defence | Commonwealth War Graves Commission | Military Cemetery and Burial records for service personnel | 28/05/2019 | 2019-13 | | National Maritime Museum | Colchester & Ipswich museums | Pond ouze Point log boat: correspondence, drawings, photographs and research notes, c1960-1980 | 28/05/2019 | 2019-14 | | Ministry of Defence | Science Museum | Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) Farnborough: reports, papers, drawings and photographs, 1911-1993 | 17/06/2019 | 2019-15 | | Ministry of Defence | National Museum of the Royal Navy | Admiralty research Establishment (ARE) Portsmouth: plans and drawings, 1908-1985 | 24/06/2019 | 2019-16 | | Ministry of Defence | Fleet Air Arm Museum | Aircraft Carrier Flight Deck Logs, 1979-1981 | 11/09/2019 | 2019-17 | | Home Office | West Midlands Police Museum | Bramshill Police Staff College | 11/09/2019 | 2019-18 | | Ministry of Defence | National Army Museum | Miscellaneous files relating to the Army, 1941-2000 | 06/11/2019 | 2019-19 |